Pulmonary Dendritic Cells

• Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 172; no. 5; pp. 530 - 551
• Main Authors: Vermaelen, Karim, Pauwels, Romain
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Am Thoracic Soc 01.09.2005; American Lung Association; American Thoracic Society
• Subjects: Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Antigens; Biological and medical sciences; Biology; Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis; Chemokines; Chemokines - immunology; Dendritic cells; Dendritic Cells - immunology; Humans; Intensive care medicine; Lung - immunology; Lung Diseases - immunology; Lymphatic system; Lymphocytes; Medical sciences; Pathogens; Pneumology; Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases; Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Chemokine; Lung disease; Intensive care; Lymph node; Respiratory disease; Chronic disease; airway; Bronchus disease; Obstructive pulmonary disease; Resuscitation; dendritic cell; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Dendritic cells (DCs) are leukocytes that are emerging as chief orchestrators of immune responses. The crucial task of DCs is the continuous surveillance of antigen-exposed sites throughout the body, and their unique responsibility is to decide whether to present sampled antigen in an immunogenic or...